2008 Chevrolet Express 1500 Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 22%of 9 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 101,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the body and structure of the 2008 Chevrolet Express 1500, 22% of the 9 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 101,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The white factory paint is chipping off on several parts of the vehicle, exposing the primed sheet metal. There was no repaint done on this vehicle before. The vehicle has been serviced and taken care of regularly as recommended by GM. The defect is a 100% factory problem in the paint shop. It appears that the paint does not adhere to the primer.”
NHTSA complaint #10714575, filed 2015-05, 122,000 miles“The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet EXPRESS 1500. The contact stated that both rear doors were extremely hard to open and close. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, who stated that the doors were manufactured to operate as they were. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacture was notified about the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10567413, filed 2014-03, 80,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10215656Jun 28, 2022This preliminary informational bulletin provides repair information on installing a reinforcement to correct a customer concern that a crack has developed on the spring mount…
- 10078604Apr 5, 2016This preliminary information communication advises the technician the steps on diagnosing the concern. Vehicle's sunroof operation intermittent, bind, noise, auto-reverse, and/or…
- 10190934Jan 1, 2014Underbody Component Corrosion The following information may be helpful when addressing underbody component corrosion with customers. Some customers may comment that one or more…
- 10190933Jan 1, 2014Underbody Component Corrosion The following information may be helpful when addressing underbody component corrosion with customers. Some customers may comment that one or more…
- 10054243Nov 1, 2013General motors: the windows, front and rear, would bind, poor fit, misalignment, makes rattle or squeaking noises, moves slowly and is inoperative. Model 2008-2014 vehicles and…
- 10084683Oct 15, 2012This preliminary informational bulletin provides a procedure for relearning the power folding mirriors and road testin to verify they correct a condtion of the power folding…
- 10037570Apr 1, 2012Gm: on some truck models there is some frame corrosion. *rm updated on 5/2/2012.
Body and structure: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Chevrolet Express 1500
4 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Chevrolet Express 1500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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